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PLAGUE OF ANTONINUS

\plˈe͡ɪɡ ɒv ˈantənˌɪnəs], \plˈe‍ɪɡ ɒv ˈantənˌɪnəs], \p_l_ˈeɪ_ɡ ɒ_v ˈa_n_t_ə_n_ˌɪ_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of PLAGUE OF ANTONINUS

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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A severe febrile disease, which prevailed in the Roman empire, during the reign of Antoninus. It began in Asia, and passed westward. It resembled the Plague of Athens.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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